20 Things You Somehow Missed In Guardians Of The Galaxy

20. James Gunn Snuck His Pooch In

Human cameos are fun, and all. But there's likely nothing quite the joy that comes from sneaking your favourite, furry pal into a big-screen adventure.

And a few years before James Gunn found a way to chuck his beloved pooch by the name of Dr. Wesley Von Spears into his DCEU Suicide Squad outing in 2021, even sweetly naming a cigar brand after the canine, the Guardians of the Galaxy director got Wesley in on the action early into Volume 1, too.

As Peter Quill is spotted wandering and eventually dancing across Morag in the film's opening stages, Star Lord projects a hologram onto the floor which depicts a dog playing with a child. That good boy was none other than the great doctor, who sadly passed away in 2020.